But the cunning fox, Diabolus, fearing that the people, after this sight, should on a sudden summons, open the gates to the captains, came down with all haste from the castle, and made them retire into the body of the town, who, when he had them there, made this lying and Deceivable speech unto them:- 'Gentlemen,' quoth he, 'although you are my trusty and well-beloved friends, yet I cannot but a little chide you for your late uncircumspect action, in going out to gaze on that great and mighty force that but yesterday sat down before, and have now entrenched themselves, in order to the maintaining of a siege against, the famous town of Mansoul.
"The Works of John Bunyan Volume 3"
John Bunyan
Sin is either covered with some Deceivable pretext of another thing, or altogether escapes the dim eyes of men, because of its subtile and spiritual nature.
"The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning"
Hugh Binning